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KPI Dashboard for Social Media Metrics

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Stay Akamai: Since our last blog post, you should have identified the goals and metrics on the Social Media Strategic Plan template. For example, if you are measuring leads, the metric might be conversions (email opt-ins, downloads, registrations, etc.). But this example is designed for simplification. See how that works?

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Social Media Strategic Plan Template

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We’ll cover the third step in another blog post and finally, social media ROI (a.k.a. For example, if you are measuring leads, the metric might be conversions (email opt-ins, downloads, registrations, etc.). For example, increased followers does not equate directly to more sales, it equates to more reach.

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Social Media 101 for Business

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My class last night at Pacific New Media was not only a great time, but a great example of the natural draw and curiosity that surrounds social media. And in the meantime, I’m honored to return to Pacific New Media to teach Blogging for Business on November 9, 2012.

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What's your social currency?

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Granted, its a general tool, if for example, your audience are a specific subset, say Mom’s, you might know some other things about your audience and how they like to interact, but this is still a great place to start.While this information is not new, its still relevant, so go ahead and check it out. Probably not. Think about it.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

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While most the examples within the book are of enterprise-sized businesses, the mini-case studies of numerous different types of brands ranging from WD-40 to Lunapads (a feminine protection product) to the oft-cited Zappos, Wikibrands proves that no matter the product, engagement can happen with a strong and willing brand.

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5 metrics to track on Twitter

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A prime example is this article on Aston Kutcher who is wildly admired for his Twitter fan base. Now, as I said in an earlier blog post, you should use several different metrics to dig deeper into your audience and see what’s really happening with the content your sharing. But is number of users the best metric to track?

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Why I’m not writing about Google+ yet.

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For example, right now, there isn’t an official brand presence on Google+, that hasn’t stopped brands from setting up their presence, brands just don’t have a different presence than people right now. I think its a brilliant integration of Google’s products. I think there are both useful and fun elements to Google+.

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